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The 2010 Movers & Shakers, Now Live and Loaded

Meet the 2010 Movers & Shakers. Nominated by their colleagues, friends, bosses, or just plain admirers, these innovators are shaping the future of libraries. They hail from all corners of the library world and several nations. With this year's group of 50, they now number some 450.
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City of San Francisco Fires, Will Rehire, Workers at 6.25% Fewer Hours, Pay
Library staff included, no layoffs planned; unions plan challenge.
PLA 2010 Conference: Panelists for Top Tech Trends Named
After panel at ALA Midwinter featuring academic librarians, it's time to focus on public library issues.
Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall | Peer to Peer Review
Barbara Fister wonders how long we’ll let our organizations fence us in.
Just One More Business | From the Bell Tower
Steven Bell thinks higher education institutions should be more mindful of actions that suggest they are operating just like businesses.
In Survey of Academic Librarians and Ebooks, Pointers Toward a Better System
Respondents to HighWire Press comment on features, selection, format, DRM, and business models.
Report on Economics of Digital Preservation Says Act Now, with Interim Efforts Fine
Task force formed by major digital funders, Library of Congress, UK’s JISC.
PLA 2010 Conference: Webcomic Takes on Audiobook DRM
A webcomic cites the barriers presented by DRM; OverDrive says more formats without it are coming.
San Jose PL Could Lose 35% of Budget, Lay Off More than 100 Staff
Branches could remain open only three days a week
PLA 2010 Conference: Where To Eat in Portland
Restaurant selections for the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference in Portland, courtesy of Fodor's

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Academic Libraries In Survey of Academic Librarians and Ebooks, Pointers Toward a Better System Signals that Help Students \| From the Bell Tower Open Access or Open for Business? \| Peer to Peer Review MORE	Managing Libraries San Jose PL Could Lose 35% of Budget, Lay Off More than 100 Staff For Los Angeles Residents, an Interactive Survey Precedes Budget Balancing TN State Library Cuts Ameliorated by Federal Stimulus Funds MORE
Collection Development Wyatt’s World: The Tragedy of the Passage iReference: A Case Study Picture This: Classic Graphic Novels MORE	Funding San Jose PL Could Lose 35% of Budget, Lay Off More than 100 Staff For Los Angeles Residents, an Interactive Survey Precedes Budget Balancing TN State Library Cuts Ameliorated by Federal Stimulus Funds MORE

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New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.

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Want to reduce your library's carbon footprint? Join the Cradle-to-Cradle revolution. Helen Milling shares the green products her firm is using.

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Library by Design, Fall 2009
LJ's fifth Design Institute, a daylong interactive seminar on Green Design, took place on May 8, 2009, at the Arlington Public Library, VA. Through a series of presentations, panels, and breakout sessions, leading architects, designers, librarians, and vendors conferred on the latest developments and strategies relating to sustainable design on the cheap. Among this year's topics of discussion: renovating historic buildings, retrofitting existing buildings, and updates to the LEED rating system.

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